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' Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

Application inea December 4, 1916. seriaiivo.-134,954.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER B. ANDREWS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chattanooga, in the county of I'Iamilton and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDisinfecting-Coops; and I do hereby declare the folwill be simple inconstruction, efficient in action and comparatively inexpensive to`manufacture.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novel detailsof construction and combinations Vof parts more fully hereinafterdisclosed and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification in which like numerals designate like parts in all theviews Figure l is a sectional view illustrating a coop made inaccordance with this invention' Fig. 2 is a sectional detail viewillustrating the construction of the bottom of the coop; and Fig. 3 is asectional view showing a modied form of disinfectant holding receptacle.

1 represents a top portion of a coop preferably inclined as shown, 2 therear thereof,

the bottom of said coop` and 5 the sides thereof. Inside the said coopand resting on the bottom thereof are the two ledges or strips 6 and 7and iitting on the inside of said ledges are the supports or strips 8and 9 respectively to which a false bottom 10 is attached. The saidstrips 8 and 9 serve to hold the false bottom 10 iirmly in place againstthe strips 6 and 7, and also to position said false bottom 10 at theproper predetermined distance above the bottom 4 and above thedisinfectant receptacle 12.

The said strips l8 and 9 are provided with the V-shaped notches oropenings 13 and the said false bottom is provided with the holes orperforations 14 as illustrated. The disinfecting material 16 ispreferably heldon as will enable v the interior ofA a middle receptacle17 which 1s surrounded by the main receptacle f2 and said middlereceptacle 13 is preferably prol vided with the notches or holes 18 inorder to permit the powdered material 16 to escape into the annularspace 19 between the said middle receptacle '17 and the surroundingflange of the receptacle 12, all as will be clear from the drawings.

As these coops or crates are adapted to be shipped it is very desirablethat the false bottom 10 snugly fit lthe l interior of the crate asshown and in order to better secure it in position the edges 20 of thefalse bottom extend over the ledges or strips 6 and 7 and contact withthe surfaces 21 of the latter as illustrated. On the other hand, it isvery desirable that the disinfecting vapors have a free passage from thespace 22, containing the receptacle 12, into the space 23 of the coopproper. The holes 14 aford an escapement for said vapors but in is founddesirable to cut away the edges 25 of said ledges 6 and 7 and thuspermit a free passage of the said vapors through the holes 13 and theholes 14 with which the edges 20 are provided, all as will be clear fromthe drawings. y

It thus results that notwithstanding the fact that the false bottom 10lits snugly both the interior of the coop and the surfaces 21 of theledges 6 and 7, and notwithstanding the fact that the strips 8 and 9 mayfitV snuglythe inside surfaces of the said strips 6 and, yet a freeaccess for the said vapors is had lfrom thespace 22 to the space 23.

In the modified form of receptacle shown in Fig. 3 it isA of an inverteddisk shape shown having the rising portion 30, the grooves or channels31 and the flange portion 32. The interior receptacle 33 is providedwith the holes 34 registering with the channels 31 and the constructionis such that the disinfecting powder 16 may pass through said holes 34through said channels 31 and reach the liquid 35 as will be clear fromthe drawings'.

What I claim is In a disinfecting chicken coop the combination of a mainbody portion provided with a bottom; a pair of strips secured to saidbottom and the sides of saidbody portion: a false bottom havingperforations located above and resting on said strips; a second pair ofstrips secured to said false bottoni fectant holding receptacle locatedbetween fitting inside said rst mentioned pair of said bottoms,substantially as described. 1o strips and also provided withperforations, In testimony whereof I aiix my signature, the inner upperedges of said first named in presence of two witnesses.

strips being cutaway to afford a ready com- OLIVER B. ANDREWS.munication between the perforations of said Witnesses:

second pair of strips and certain of the per- M. G. HOPER,

forations in said false bottom; and a disinl A. O. CONNELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington,v I). C.

